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and just to explain to our viewers what plan "b" is, john boehner's plan would what? raise the taxes on millionaires but protect tax cuts for everyone else. >> exactly. in the way the speaker and republican leaders have written it and framed it is to keep tax cuts in place for everybody making up to $1 million, which the speaker says over and over in public and private conversations that means that 99% of americans would have their tax cuts in place. you're right that the big scramble right now is for the speaker to get his own republicans onboard to get those magic 218 votes to pass even plan "b." i was just e-mailing with a republican leadership source who said it's looking better for him to get that. and in part, it's because they've added another vote today, carol, which is on spending cuts, which from the perspective of many republicans, that really is the key, of course, to shrink government by cutting spending. >> okay. so everybody says, oh, these fiscal cliff negotiations, they're dead as a door nail and many people think it was because of those dueling press
and just to explain to our viewers what plan "b" is, john boehner's plan would what? raise the taxes on millionaires but protect tax cuts for everyone else. >> exactly. in the way the speaker and republican leaders have written it and framed it is to keep tax cuts in place for everybody making up to $1 million, which the speaker says over and over in public and private conversations that means that 99% of americans would have their tax cuts in place. you're right that the big...
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boehner appreciates that, dana. just looking at their body language sitting around the table, they're all smiling awkwardly and trying to get along, so hopefully as the morning progresses, you know, the talks will be cordial and arrive at some sort of conclusion. do you have any hopes an actual plan will be developed from this meeting? >> the bright lines over which neither side will cross will likely be established. the players have been very careful not to draw the bright lines in public, for example, the president now publicly at least has made clear that, yes, he promised during the campaign to raise those rates for those families making $250,000 or more but he is also in the next sentence said i am open if anybody has any other ideas to figuring out how to raise other tax revenue in order to achieve his goal which is deficit reduction, about a trillion dollars in deficit reduction. those kinds of lines and paramete parameters. >> dana bash, thank you so much. i know you're busy today. we appreciate you giving y
boehner appreciates that, dana. just looking at their body language sitting around the table, they're all smiling awkwardly and trying to get along, so hopefully as the morning progresses, you know, the talks will be cordial and arrive at some sort of conclusion. do you have any hopes an actual plan will be developed from this meeting? >> the bright lines over which neither side will cross will likely be established. the players have been very careful not to draw the bright lines in...
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boehner and i think he has some interest in doing this. he's got to come up with substantial revenues as a contributor to a debt deal. >> i guess the best thing is that everybody's talking, but in your mind, what is the percentage that there will be a deal by january 1st? i say it's less than 50-50. there have been no discussion for two years. now, we've had an election. the world has changed, but is there the time that's required to have the very difficult discussions about entitlements, domestic discretionary, limits on the pentagon and revenues? it's an awful lot to get done in a short period of time. so if we can get it done, let's get it done. >> i'm hoping for a christmas day surprise, congressman. >> well, a lot of us would welcome that. >> thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >>> this is 31 minutes past the hour. nancy pelosi likely will spend her next term the same way she spent her last one. california democrat made the official announcement moments ago. >> made the decision to submit my name to my colleag
boehner and i think he has some interest in doing this. he's got to come up with substantial revenues as a contributor to a debt deal. >> i guess the best thing is that everybody's talking, but in your mind, what is the percentage that there will be a deal by january 1st? i say it's less than 50-50. there have been no discussion for two years. now, we've had an election. the world has changed, but is there the time that's required to have the very difficult discussions about entitlements,...
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he really laid the blame at boehner's lap. talked about the fact that he was surprised that the house isn't even in session, which is true, but let's get real. the senate came back into session this morning. most importantly, he was very, very pessimistic about getting anything done before we reach that fiscal cliff. listen to what he said. >> the speaker just has a few d days left to change his mind, but i have to be very honest, mr. president. i don't know time wise how it can happen now. >> let me kind of lay out the state of play. i'll try to keep it out as much as possible. this is something everybody is focused on. the ball is in the senate's court right now. so what senator reid, who you saw earlier, and the president, what they are trying to figure out is whether or not they can craft what the president called a scaled-back bill, which is what he campaigned on. raising taxes for everybody making more than $250,000 a year and adding a few other tax-related items in there. maybe spending but it's unclear. the question is
he really laid the blame at boehner's lap. talked about the fact that he was surprised that the house isn't even in session, which is true, but let's get real. the senate came back into session this morning. most importantly, he was very, very pessimistic about getting anything done before we reach that fiscal cliff. listen to what he said. >> the speaker just has a few d days left to change his mind, but i have to be very honest, mr. president. i don't know time wise how it can happen...
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is speaker of the house, so of course you link romney with boehner with senator mitch mcconnell. that's what you're supposed to to do. >> will it be successful? >> some, but the key is the president has to establish a stronger pop you list tone. i don't know why they don't go to mississippi and sandra cochran's district, a seat in alabama, go to louisiana to david vitt northwesterly and explain why are you broke in these three states if you're the poorest in the union and these three senators are opposing what i'm doing to help you out. that needs to be a more aggressive tack to say i'm fighting for you. >> wow is also announcing this panel to keep a close eye on beijing. they'll call it the 230 task force. >> don't we have a state department for that? i thought that's what they do. >> it's the task force role, martin. >> we have an ambassador to china, jon huntsman, that's what they're supposed to do, but another task force? >> and we've been hearing a lot of china from romney, obviously from jon huntsman. is this another way for the white house to ready themselves to get into a
is speaker of the house, so of course you link romney with boehner with senator mitch mcconnell. that's what you're supposed to to do. >> will it be successful? >> some, but the key is the president has to establish a stronger pop you list tone. i don't know why they don't go to mississippi and sandra cochran's district, a seat in alabama, go to louisiana to david vitt northwesterly and explain why are you broke in these three states if you're the poorest in the union and these...
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president obama wished house speaker john boehner a happy birthday. the president said he didn't know how many candles they would need for speaker boehner's birthday. he gave him an expensive bottle of wine instead. the speaker turned 63 years old today. >> a new york businessman said tampa, florida, socialite jill kelley asked him for an $80 million deal. those are some of the stories trending as we speak on cnn.com. >> an astronaut battles parkinson's disease while flying through space. we'll show you why he kept his condition a secret and how he's doing 17 years later. [ male announcer ] when a major hospital wanted to provide better employee benefits while balancing the company's bottom line, their very first word was... [ to the tune of "lullaby and good night" ] ♪ af-lac ♪ aflac [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. [ yawning sound ] at meineke i have options... like oil changes starting at $19.95. my money. my choice. my meineke. my money. my choice. when i take a picture of this check
president obama wished house speaker john boehner a happy birthday. the president said he didn't know how many candles they would need for speaker boehner's birthday. he gave him an expensive bottle of wine instead. the speaker turned 63 years old today. >> a new york businessman said tampa, florida, socialite jill kelley asked him for an $80 million deal. those are some of the stories trending as we speak on cnn.com. >> an astronaut battles parkinson's disease while flying through...
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we want to start with house speaker, john boehner. he was saying on wednesday he was optimistic about a deal. >> republicans are committed to continuing to work with the president to come to an agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. optimistic that we can continue to work together to avert this crisis and sooner rather than later. >> very next day, boehner is suddenly grim, talks having accomplished a thing. >> no substantive progress has been made in the talks between the white house and the house over the last two weeks. this is not a game. jobs are on the line. the american economy is on the line. and this is a moment for adult leadership. campaign-style rallies and leaks in the press are not the way to get things done here in washington. >> all right. susan, you're looking at the monitor and looking at his body language. what is it telling you? >> well, he's an intense guy to begin with. but when he's emphasizing a point, you see his eyebrows flash up, a quick little flash. it's a micro-expression. after that. you see his
we want to start with house speaker, john boehner. he was saying on wednesday he was optimistic about a deal. >> republicans are committed to continuing to work with the president to come to an agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. optimistic that we can continue to work together to avert this crisis and sooner rather than later. >> very next day, boehner is suddenly grim, talks having accomplished a thing. >> no substantive progress has been made in the talks between...
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find this to be a juicy story as opposed to writing about white house budget negotiations with john boehner, particularly in the last 12 hours as we have learned about an fbi agent who was investigating the case initially who sent a shirtless photo of himself to one of the women involved and now these 30,000 e-mails, suspect e-mails between the general who had been commanding the war effort in afghanistan, general allen, and jill kelley, one of the women involved in this, which make me ask the question, when does he have time to run the war? >> right, right. i want to ask you, too, watching pictures of the white house in the briefing room and jay carney's going to step up to the podium, get a lot of questions, you can bet a lot on the scandal and the implications and this certainly has to be quite a distraction, to say the very least, the white house. how do they get on top of this? how do they get ahead of the story in some way? clearly they're not going to want the president to deal with these questions tomorrow at the press conference. >> well, it's inevitable, you can put money on it pr
find this to be a juicy story as opposed to writing about white house budget negotiations with john boehner, particularly in the last 12 hours as we have learned about an fbi agent who was investigating the case initially who sent a shirtless photo of himself to one of the women involved and now these 30,000 e-mails, suspect e-mails between the general who had been commanding the war effort in afghanistan, general allen, and jill kelley, one of the women involved in this, which make me ask the...
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here we go, speaker john boehner. let's listen. >> first i was given the authority to block this project only, and only if, he believes it's not in the national interest of the united states. is it not in the national interest to create tens of thousands of jobs here in america with private investment? is it not in the national interest to get energy resources from an outlying like canada as opposed to some countries in the middle east? the president says he'll do anything he can to create jobs. today that promise was broken. the president expedited the approval of the sylindra loan project, but won't approve a project that's been on for three years. the energy pipeline projects like this one can create hundreds of thousands of american jobs. the unions support it, the states along the proposed route support it, and it has bipartisan support here in the congress of the united states. and yes, the president decided to reject it, anyway. the president won't stand up to his political base, even in the interest of creatin
here we go, speaker john boehner. let's listen. >> first i was given the authority to block this project only, and only if, he believes it's not in the national interest of the united states. is it not in the national interest to create tens of thousands of jobs here in america with private investment? is it not in the national interest to get energy resources from an outlying like canada as opposed to some countries in the middle east? the president says he'll do anything he can to...
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how bad is it for speaker boehner right now? this is a guy who put up a plan and his own party couldn't get it to pass. how is that playing out? where does that leave you guys? >> two years ago, speaker boehner promised to restore that process around which our entire government was designed. and so far, he has failed to fulfill that promise. i fault him for that. the plan that he will produced i thought was sound. that's why i supported it. but it is -- it obviously did not command a consensus within the house of representatives. and that's because it was bad process. we have committees that are supposed to be -- supposed to include people who have got expertise, years of experience in those fields and that represent the diversity of opinion within the house of representatives. they're supposed to be producing these proposals. unfortunately, they've been sidelined. the house has been sidelined and instead this whole process has been abdicated to legislative leaders. our system was not designed to operate that way and it invariab
how bad is it for speaker boehner right now? this is a guy who put up a plan and his own party couldn't get it to pass. how is that playing out? where does that leave you guys? >> two years ago, speaker boehner promised to restore that process around which our entire government was designed. and so far, he has failed to fulfill that promise. i fault him for that. the plan that he will produced i thought was sound. that's why i supported it. but it is -- it obviously did not command a...
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boehner couldn't even get that through. so the question now is, what on earth are they going to do to get them to vote on raising taxes at a much lower threshold, $250,000. i think what boehner will have to do and the clock is clearly ticking, he has to convince not a majority of the majority, the so-called hastert roll but whatever he can to get enough votes, period drawing from nancy pelosi's caucus and his own to get this true. >> how severe do you think the backlash would be against republicans, especially say looking forward to 2014, midterm elections? >> well, polls seem to show that most people will blame republicans for this if we go over the cliff. they already have this reputation of being obstructists and the spending cuts about by the way, i don't think they're going to do anything about that now. so i think these spending cuts are going to go into effect at least in the january. so that means i think if there's such a thing as going partially over the cliff, i think we'll probably do that. so $1.2 trillion spre
boehner couldn't even get that through. so the question now is, what on earth are they going to do to get them to vote on raising taxes at a much lower threshold, $250,000. i think what boehner will have to do and the clock is clearly ticking, he has to convince not a majority of the majority, the so-called hastert roll but whatever he can to get enough votes, period drawing from nancy pelosi's caucus and his own to get this true. >> how severe do you think the backlash would be against...
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. >> well, look, there's hope because i think right after the election you had john boehner come in and say, look, we'll be willing to accept some revenue increases at some particular point. but like i said before, i think it's a reflection of how weak obama was two years ago, otherwise we wouldn't be in this situation. i think the republican party realizes that they were absolutely wiped out last week, they really do need to negotiate more. barack obama needs to stand his ground for once, he never has to run for reelection again and i do think we can get a conclusion that's not going to lead us to some horrible economic apocalypse. but that's only if the republicans negotiate and barack obama remains strong. >> okay. i'm going to ask both of you for your predictions. how long will it take lawmakers to come up with a deal? maria? >> i think it will take up until the middle of december. >> jason? >> yeah, and -- >> it'll be a christmas surprise for everybody. i think they're going to be until the last minute and they're going to leave at the absolute last minute. both sides will hold out
. >> well, look, there's hope because i think right after the election you had john boehner come in and say, look, we'll be willing to accept some revenue increases at some particular point. but like i said before, i think it's a reflection of how weak obama was two years ago, otherwise we wouldn't be in this situation. i think the republican party realizes that they were absolutely wiped out last week, they really do need to negotiate more. barack obama needs to stand his ground for...
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republicans mitch mcconnell and john boehner. those four members of congress are expected to make the drive from the capital, which you see on the right, down pennsylvania avenue, to the white house, there on the left. and we expect them to enter through a side door on the west side of the mansion. that's the entrance right there. and they'll meet with the president. in the oval office. beginning, we're told, at 3:00 p.m., less than one hour from now. and just four days ahead of the so-called fiscal cliff. so a very big moment in the nation's capital. and to walk us through what might happen we turn to jessica yellin, a chief white house correspondent. jessica, we said up front, it is a long shot, give us a best case scenario. >> reporter: the best case scenario would be that all the leaders walk out of this meeting and say they have a deal. the two senators say they can bring it to a vote, and none of their members will filibuster it. house speaker john boehner says he will bring it to the house floor for a vote before new year'
republicans mitch mcconnell and john boehner. those four members of congress are expected to make the drive from the capital, which you see on the right, down pennsylvania avenue, to the white house, there on the left. and we expect them to enter through a side door on the west side of the mansion. that's the entrance right there. and they'll meet with the president. in the oval office. beginning, we're told, at 3:00 p.m., less than one hour from now. and just four days ahead of the so-called...
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>> nice try there, speaker boehner. he knows dog gone well the auto bailout has been a huge issue in ohio. and frankly that is the critical reason where you have such separation between president obama and mitt romney. it would be even tighter. also, if mitt romney did nothing, his position on the auto bailout wasn't so critical, you would not have seen him double down on the jeep ad and he made a fool out of himself because so many papers across ohio was blasting him for those frankly wrong insinuations about moving jobs over to china. and so sorry, speaker boehner, nice try. but you know the bailout matters. >> you say nice try. ray, what do you say? >> i think he had the right take on it. i think the auto bailout mattered for workers in the uaw and that's a big constituency in ohio. >> paul ryan supported it. >> well, you know, it is actually very complicated. when you look at the politics of the auto bailout, the things that folks on the right and the left disagreed about were really about the way the bailout was ca
>> nice try there, speaker boehner. he knows dog gone well the auto bailout has been a huge issue in ohio. and frankly that is the critical reason where you have such separation between president obama and mitt romney. it would be even tighter. also, if mitt romney did nothing, his position on the auto bailout wasn't so critical, you would not have seen him double down on the jeep ad and he made a fool out of himself because so many papers across ohio was blasting him for those frankly...
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isn't speaker boehner to blame? >> that's bizarre. >> why? >> speaker boehner's a fact. he is a constitutional officer. presidents don't get to choose that the congress doesn't exist. rick perry thinks it would be nice to have a part-time congress. this is why i think this is bizarre. it's a sharp tone because as a citizen, i am insulted that a president of the united states would think that he could pretend to govern for a year without the congress. if he intends to try to do that, it would be totally unconstitutional and i think would represent a fundamental breach in our system. >> last question. >> what got doneago. i assume you heard it that if fact you had to have bill clinton it. you heard me say with tip o'neal as speaker, we had to get a third of the democrats. this question is outrageous. boehner has said nothing about trying to violate the constitution. it is the president who's behaving in an unconstitutional manner. if the white house means it, it is utterly outrageous and i apologize to my deputy press secretary not not following his instructions as he shou
isn't speaker boehner to blame? >> that's bizarre. >> why? >> speaker boehner's a fact. he is a constitutional officer. presidents don't get to choose that the congress doesn't exist. rick perry thinks it would be nice to have a part-time congress. this is why i think this is bizarre. it's a sharp tone because as a citizen, i am insulted that a president of the united states would think that he could pretend to govern for a year without the congress. if he intends to try to do...
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boehner's plan b, millionaires and above. that was just scrapped. where are we? it seems like there's some sort of marker or margin that we're dealing with. >> so you started with the president saying i wanted to raise taxes on people who make 250 or higher and john boehner said no one. >> a million or higher, but members of john boehner's party, members of the republican party said no, we don't want anything that looks like we're raising taxes. so the real sticking pointhere, even as you hear the house speaker talk about spending and we need serious spending plans from the white house and the real problem here is that republicans can't agree on whether they will raise taxes for everyone and on what level and everyone's taxes will rise on january 31st. that's the irony here. >> christine romans, thank you. we hope they get something done and some sort of deal done before january 1st. this country at war with itself in the past two weeks, at least 35 little kids and two teachers have been killed. how the kids of syria are finding life in the violence that surround
boehner's plan b, millionaires and above. that was just scrapped. where are we? it seems like there's some sort of marker or margin that we're dealing with. >> so you started with the president saying i wanted to raise taxes on people who make 250 or higher and john boehner said no one. >> a million or higher, but members of john boehner's party, members of the republican party said no, we don't want anything that looks like we're raising taxes. so the real sticking pointhere, even...
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you heard boehner call it a power grab. trampling on the separation of powers, he went as far to say that the court would find it illegitimate. he said that the president had arrogantly sir can't vented the american people. strong statements from republicans. on the white house side you have jay carney telling the press and the gagle heading into ohio that the president was allowed to do this and they also believe that the senate has been in recess for weeks and they gather every few days, gavel in and gavel out and don't conduct any kind of business. those are not counting as being in session. they are just gimmicks. neither side likes this unless they are the ones in power. what it will mean ultimately, of course, we don't know. but we can expect that it will be more of the same. the republicans and senate don't have a history of being buddy-buddy and working together. we can expect it to be more of the same there, don. >> neither side likes it unless they are the ones in power and the one who proposed is. athena, good to
you heard boehner call it a power grab. trampling on the separation of powers, he went as far to say that the court would find it illegitimate. he said that the president had arrogantly sir can't vented the american people. strong statements from republicans. on the white house side you have jay carney telling the press and the gagle heading into ohio that the president was allowed to do this and they also believe that the senate has been in recess for weeks and they gather every few days,...
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was actually the former house speaker -- the house speaker's, i should say, family bar, and even john boehner's bar, his grandfather started it 75 years ago. i talked to his sister. even she says she's not enthusiastic. too much sparring. she said she's just going to flip a coin. >> how about that. maybe that's a sign of things to come tonight. thank you, dana bash. meanwhile, david mattingly standing by for us in georgia. newt gingrich hoping to get back in the win column here tonight. he is the favorite son in georgia, after all. >> reporter: that's right, brooke, and the headline coming out of super tuesday isn't going to be that newt gingrich won georgia. he probably is going to win georgia. this was his home state. this was his district here where i am right now. he is still a very influential republican figure within the party here and among voters. but at this point, the question is by what margin of victory can he win georgia tonight? it's got to be very strong for him to come out of this state and hope to be able to have any life for his campaign after super tuesday. so right now he's
was actually the former house speaker -- the house speaker's, i should say, family bar, and even john boehner's bar, his grandfather started it 75 years ago. i talked to his sister. even she says she's not enthusiastic. too much sparring. she said she's just going to flip a coin. >> how about that. maybe that's a sign of things to come tonight. thank you, dana bash. meanwhile, david mattingly standing by for us in georgia. newt gingrich hoping to get back in the win column here tonight....
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wolf blitzer is interviewing house speaker john boehner, and you can see that in "the situation room" beginning at 4:00 p.m. eastern. >>> and now the man who shot trayvon martin is telling his side of the story before the second-degree murder trial. in an interview, he tells fox news sean hannity that he had to kill him, because the teen threatened his life and went for his gun holster. i want to bring in former federal prosecutor sunny hos stin, and first of all, we want to play some of the sclips of the interview. any possible clues about this in terms of the defse strategy, because at one point, you have zimmerman saying that what happened is god's plan, and then you will hear an emotional reaction from trayvon martin's mother. let's listen. >> do you regret getting out of the car to follow trayvon that night? >> norse. >> do you regret that you had a gun that night? >> norse. >> do you feel that you wouldn't be here for this interview if you didn't have that gun? >> no, sir. >> do you feel that you would not be here? >> i feel that it is all god's plan, and for me to second guess
wolf blitzer is interviewing house speaker john boehner, and you can see that in "the situation room" beginning at 4:00 p.m. eastern. >>> and now the man who shot trayvon martin is telling his side of the story before the second-degree murder trial. in an interview, he tells fox news sean hannity that he had to kill him, because the teen threatened his life and went for his gun holster. i want to bring in former federal prosecutor sunny hos stin, and first of all, we want to...
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and boehner said people are not going to fall in love with mitt romney, and he said that most voters are going to be voting for or against barack obama and not for a specific republican nominee. well, mitt romney can count on one supporter being by his side and that is rob portman. if you don't know that name, the ohio senator is on the short list of vice presidential possibilities, and he may be cementing that spot with appearances on romney's behalf. >> we have a great choice of selections and one candidate who has put in place that he thought was right and made promises as to what the results would be and they have not work. we have another candidate who has the record, and the experience and the policies to turn it around. >> portman will be in boston tomorrow raising money for romney. the other favorite for the vp spot marco rubio will do the same friday. rubio has said he does not want the number two spot, but many say he could be swayed. >>> and barney frank is a married man. the long time congressman from massachusetts married his long-time partner in boston. that makes him t
and boehner said people are not going to fall in love with mitt romney, and he said that most voters are going to be voting for or against barack obama and not for a specific republican nominee. well, mitt romney can count on one supporter being by his side and that is rob portman. if you don't know that name, the ohio senator is on the short list of vice presidential possibilities, and he may be cementing that spot with appearances on romney's behalf. >> we have a great choice of...
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and house speaker john boehner said in his statement, i salute congresswoman giffords for her service and for the courage and perseverance she's shown in the face of tragedy. she will be missed. we also saw a statement from representative steny hoyer saying it was courageous of gabby giffords to put -- to make this decision to put her constituents -- to do the best she could for her constituents. she'll be stepping down as she mentioned in the individuvideo on her health. her office and the statement attached to this video put out said that one of the last acts of congress for gabby giffords will be attending the president's state of the union address here at the capital on tuesday evening. also, she's going to be completing that congress on your corner event that was interrupted by the gunman last year, last january 8th. she had gone to the tucson supermarket to meet and greet constituents and then there was the mass shooting that left six people dead and 12 other injured. she'll meet some of the people that were at that supermarket event. >> athena jones, thank you so much for bring
and house speaker john boehner said in his statement, i salute congresswoman giffords for her service and for the courage and perseverance she's shown in the face of tragedy. she will be missed. we also saw a statement from representative steny hoyer saying it was courageous of gabby giffords to put -- to make this decision to put her constituents -- to do the best she could for her constituents. she'll be stepping down as she mentioned in the individuvideo on her health. her office and the...
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. >> reporter: but so did republican john boehner. >> i continue to feel confident about house republicans' chances of holding on to the majority. >> reporter: republicans have 242 seats to the democrats' 193. so democrats need a net gain of 25 to win a majority. >> there's little doubt that the republicans will control the house again after november. they'll probably suffer very minimal losses if they suffer losses at all. >> liberty yes, tyranny no. >> reporter: for republicans, obamacare is still front and center, along with the economy. democrats have tried to link republicans to vice presidential hopeful's paul ryan's plans to turn medicare into a voucher plan, something democrats say would be disastrous for seniors. republicans believe they've neutralized that message by arguing obamacare hurts seniors by slashing medicare. redistricting will have a bill impact representing republicans. >> for the most part, republicans because they made such overwheming gains not only in congress but in state the legislatures last the year, they were able to control the rezrigting processes in a lot
. >> reporter: but so did republican john boehner. >> i continue to feel confident about house republicans' chances of holding on to the majority. >> reporter: republicans have 242 seats to the democrats' 193. so democrats need a net gain of 25 to win a majority. >> there's little doubt that the republicans will control the house again after november. they'll probably suffer very minimal losses if they suffer losses at all. >> liberty yes, tyranny no. >>...
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. >> cnn candy crowley asked john boehner if mitt romney's wealth could be a liability in the race. listen to what he said. >> american people don't want to vote for a loser. they don't want to vote for somebody who hasn't been successful. mitt romney has an opportunity to show the american people they too can be succeed. >> does this mean you have to be a multimillionaire to be a winner? maria? >> it certainly southern like it to me, carol. when speaker boehner said that i think he really stepped up the level of what you need in requirements and not make it about leadership or your record or what you say or what you do but make it on what's in your bank account. it's ridiculous. mitt romney is not the only one out of touch, most republicans are out of touch and they not only prove it in what they say but prove it in their policies where all they want to do is protect exactly those millionaires that boehner is talking about. >> will? >> right. right. exactly. that's exactly what he was saying. he's saying you're only a winner if you're a multimillionaire. >> it sound like it. thank
. >> cnn candy crowley asked john boehner if mitt romney's wealth could be a liability in the race. listen to what he said. >> american people don't want to vote for a loser. they don't want to vote for somebody who hasn't been successful. mitt romney has an opportunity to show the american people they too can be succeed. >> does this mean you have to be a multimillionaire to be a winner? maria? >> it certainly southern like it to me, carol. when speaker boehner said...
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he mentions yeah, he played a pretty good golf game with john boehner. why can't they work together? what did he say? >> he said two things. it's interesting you pick up on that answer because in some ways it's my favorite answer. >> yes. >> he first says look, you got to understand, this is not just about personalities. the republicans have decided that they're not going to give anything on tax increases and we democrats have come to them offering more budget cuts, more spending cuts than even were in simpson boles. they've got to give us something on their side. if you don't do that, you don't have a deal. that's the basic problem. i can play many more golf games with john boehner, it's not going to change that fundamental problem. he says we actually got on well. we enjoyed playing golf. but then he says when i pished him about the aloofness, i said people say you don't pal around with either congressional leaders or foreign leaders. he said, look, this is all because people in washington want me to hang out with them and socialize with them and go to
he mentions yeah, he played a pretty good golf game with john boehner. why can't they work together? what did he say? >> he said two things. it's interesting you pick up on that answer because in some ways it's my favorite answer. >> yes. >> he first says look, you got to understand, this is not just about personalities. the republicans have decided that they're not going to give anything on tax increases and we democrats have come to them offering more budget cuts, more...
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. >> and what does it mean for boehner exiting and p i-- >> and what does it mean for bachmann to leave and perry staying in? >> well, it seems that senator santorum needs to be routing for a small field, and he is looking to be the single alternative to mitt romney. and all of the talk of romney not consolidating the vote is true if there is a single consolidating person on the right, but there was polling out this last week that suggested that even if governor romney was not the first choice of evangelical conservatives more than 90% of them would support him against president obama in a jep ral e l general election, so he does look like to me an electable general election. >> i am glad you talked about the evangelicals, because there is no doubt that romney did worse with the evangelicals than he did in 2008, and does that concern him? >> well, romney's number is about the same as four years ago. it is not clear he did worse, and there were counties that santorum carried that in 2008 governor romney carried. there were other counties where he improved in the larger metropolitan areas
. >> and what does it mean for boehner exiting and p i-- >> and what does it mean for bachmann to leave and perry staying in? >> well, it seems that senator santorum needs to be routing for a small field, and he is looking to be the single alternative to mitt romney. and all of the talk of romney not consolidating the vote is true if there is a single consolidating person on the right, but there was polling out this last week that suggested that even if governor romney was not...
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john boehner will deliver the opening remarks. at 4:00 a mississippi court could decide the fate of four convicted murderers. they were pardoned by governor barbour. then at 9:00 tonight the gop presidential candidates face off in another debate. this one taking place in tampa, florida. >>> florida's primary is still eight days away but paul steinhauser is already talking about it. >> this is interesting and could be really important. i just spoke to the florida department of state down there, and check this out, they said that absentee ballots, 475,000 absentee ballots were mailed out as of january 3rd, and 180,000 of those have already been received as of last wednesday. so that means as of last wednesday, 180,000 people had already voted, and this all happened obviously before gingrich's surge in south carolina. so that could be a determining factor if it's a close contest. go to the next board as well. early voting began statewide as of saturday, kyra. so not just absentee ballots but early voting. and as of yesterday 53,000 p
john boehner will deliver the opening remarks. at 4:00 a mississippi court could decide the fate of four convicted murderers. they were pardoned by governor barbour. then at 9:00 tonight the gop presidential candidates face off in another debate. this one taking place in tampa, florida. >>> florida's primary is still eight days away but paul steinhauser is already talking about it. >> this is interesting and could be really important. i just spoke to the florida department of...
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that question at a fund-raiser and john boehner ran with it. his answer, "we are just politician irk wasn't elected to play god. the american people probably aren't going to fall in love with mitt romney. i tell you this 95% of the people that show up to vote in november are going to show up in that voting booth and they are going to vote for or against barack obama." and there you have it. voters in 2012 won't vote for a guy they love. they will vote against a guy they hate. heck, there was a whole online telethon based on that very idea. its goal to raise $250,000 not to elect mitt romney but to defeat barack obama. one of the telethon's guests, former "saturday night live" comedian victoria jackson. >> tell us about -- tell us about the movie, first of all. >> well, thank you for what you're doing. we have to get rid of obama. it is the most important thing about -- to save our country. thank you for what you're doing. >> there is a lot to criticize about barack obama's policies. after all, the economic recovery isn't exactly robust but don'
that question at a fund-raiser and john boehner ran with it. his answer, "we are just politician irk wasn't elected to play god. the american people probably aren't going to fall in love with mitt romney. i tell you this 95% of the people that show up to vote in november are going to show up in that voting booth and they are going to vote for or against barack obama." and there you have it. voters in 2012 won't vote for a guy they love. they will vote against a guy they hate. heck,...
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but, avery, the argument has been, and we heard it underscored by john boehner, that this was an attack on religious freedom. so was this strictly a political argument or is this indeed a legal argument that has been made and potentially resolved now? >> well, maybe we should have women cover themselves when they get medical care. look, legally, constitutionally, sorry, it makes my blood boil, this is not a constitutional issue, it is not a legal issue. you want to characterize it as a political issue, that's fine. but the idea of arguing that it's an attack against religion is outrageous. these laws have been on the books in 28 of the 50 states. every challenge has been unsuccessful on the issue of violation of religious freedom. i prosecute religious freedom, i teach constitutional law. it is not a constitutional issue. when women suffer because of endometriosis and uterine cancer, they are entitled to treatment. women have suffered too long and i think the president did absolutely the right thing. >> richard, under the new plan it's up to insurance companies to cover contraceptives,
but, avery, the argument has been, and we heard it underscored by john boehner, that this was an attack on religious freedom. so was this strictly a political argument or is this indeed a legal argument that has been made and potentially resolved now? >> well, maybe we should have women cover themselves when they get medical care. look, legally, constitutionally, sorry, it makes my blood boil, this is not a constitutional issue, it is not a legal issue. you want to characterize it as a...